insufferable guest who is difficult to get rid of

a moody fellow is not reliable, he may be very nice one moment and may turn very nasty in the next

The soldier fights and the general gains.

the little that remains in case of great loss

sow thorns reap thorns, an evil thing produces an evil result

be covered with dust

a particular perfume

possession by an evil spirit, epilepsy

lit . 'abode of evil beings', the tree Belleric myrobalanterminalia bellerica (the nuts of which are used as dice)

ancient language

cling to someone

a saint at a moment and devil at next, someone whose attitude is unreliable or changeable

a demon, an evil spirit, ghost, the past

angrily men